Source Audio - ARTIFAKT Lo-Fi Machine

Artifakt Lo-fi Elements

Artifakt was inspired by a collective experience of love, passion, and nostalgia with old machines, dated sound processing techniques, and vintage audio devices. We wanted to give you everything destructive, distorted, modulated, warped, mangled, and otherwise “imperfect” all in one place. So, welcome to Artifakt Lo-Fi Elements.

At Artifakt’s core is a 7-way Effect Selector Switch that loads a unique engine at each position. Each of the seven onboard engines is a love letter to an old or bygone device or technique, and is composed of multiple low fidelity “elements” (such as noise, modulation, randomness, time-based effects) that make up what we know to be “that sound”.

To make the most of your collection of tones, we’ve armed Artifakt with 128 user preset slots, 12 of which are pre-loaded with some of our creators’ favorite sounds. Use these Factory Presets to explore both the inner workings & the outer limits of Artifakt, or as inspiration to create your own. Artifakt comes with its own Sound Editor, our all-new Neuro 3 application (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac) via a USB-C connection, so you can create, explore, and interface with other community members at ease. On the surface are five other control knobs and two 3-way toggle switches that will help you further craft your perfect “new old” sound. We hope you enjoy exploring the future of the past.

Feature Overview

Growing Library of Published Presets: For quick and easy access to a world of great tones, try sampling sounds from a vast collection of published presets created by the Source Audio team and the ever-growing Neuro Community.

Dual Footswitch Design: Utilize the OPTION/TAP footswitch to access auxiliary engine functions as well as alternate modes such as Preset Scroll Mode.

Unprecedented Sound Sculpting Options: The powerful Neuro 3 App (iOS, Android, Windows, Mac) offers maximum sound exploration possibilities. Use Neuro’s DAW- inspired editor to create custom Artifakt presets that can be burned directly to the pedal, saved to a private cloud-based library, or shared publicly with other members of the Neuro Community.

128 MIDI Accessible Presets: The addition of a third-party MIDI controller provides access to any of the pedal’s 128 Preset slots.

Compact Design: The extruded anodized aluminum housing, with its slim profile and small footprint, is built for the rigors of the road.

Full MIDI TRS Support: Connect the Artifakt to a MIDI Controller via its 3.5mm TRS MIDI In & Thru and access up to 128 preset slots with MIDI Program Change (PC) messages. Control many of the pedal’s parameters with MIDI Continuous Controller (CC) messages.

USB-C Port: Class compliant USB-MIDI allows the Artifakt to work as a plug-and-play device with recording software running on Mac and Windows. The USB-C port offers connectivity to the Neuro Mobile and Desktop App, providing access to deep editing possibilities and pedal firmware updates.

Universal Bypass™: Select between analog buffered and relay-based True Bypass.

External Expression Pedal Control: Make simultaneous, on-the-fly changes of up to three parameters with an external expression pedal.

7-Way Effect Selector: Artifakt has been engineered with seven starting sounds, meticulously curated using a variety of lo-fi elements to create the ultimate sound discovery experience.

12 Onboard Factory Presets: In addition to the seven effect engines, our team has prepared Artifakt with 12 additional presets in slots #5-#16 to create an even more in-depth sampling of what Artifakt is capable of under-the-hood, created by a number of talented sound creators within Source Audio’s inner circle.

Features

- 128 Presets Memory
- 16 presets accessible via the pedal controls & 128 presets available via MIDI
- Stereo I/O: Create a lush stereo spread with true stereo inputs and outputs
- Universal Bypass™: Select between high-quality signal relays for true bypass and transparent buffers for analog bypass
- Dual Footswitches: Engage/ bypass, scroll presets, and perform a variety of other engine specific functions, like preset saving

Specifications
Power Consumption: 200 mA (1.8 watts)
Pedal Dimensions: 4.6” × 2.75” × 2.2”
Pedal Weight: 1 lb
Housing: Brushed anodized aluminum
What's in the box:
- Pedal
- USB-C to USB-A cable
- USB-A to USB-C adapter
- Quick reference card